Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Artist/Maker	Milein Cosman (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Black chalk drawing, corrected with chinese white, depicting a portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams, head and torso facing right. Signed in black chalk by the artist, and inscribed with the sitter's name, a second name ('V. W. Mariahalle ? 20'), and the date, with a covering sheet of tracing paper attached. The tracing paper and the back of the mount are signed by the composer.

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Categories	Music Drawings Portraits
Object type	Drawing
Title	Ralph Vaughan Williams (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Black chalk drawing, corrected with chinese white Black Chalk Zinc White Drawing
Brief description	Chalk drawing by Milein Cosman depicting a portrait sketch of the composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, for an illustration on p.113 of 'Musical Sketchbook', published 1957. Great Britain, 1948.
Physical description	Black chalk drawing, corrected with chinese white, depicting a portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams, head and torso facing right. Signed in black chalk by the artist, and inscribed with the sitter's name, a second name ('V. W. Mariahalle ? 20'), and the date, with a covering sheet of tracing paper attached. The tracing paper and the back of the mount are signed by the composer.
Dimensions	Height: 25.6cm Width: 32.1cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Given by the Artist
Subjects depicted	Composers Portraits Ralph Vaughan Williams
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3906-1983

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1107098/ralph-vaughan-williams-drawing-milein-cosman/

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